The
original
trip planned for the Great Whale River was diverted by fire to the Rupert River.

Special
thanks to Cree elder Matthew Wapachee (pronounced Wah-PA-chee) of Nemiscau who accompanied us down to Waskaganish
from Nemiscau.

"When
my father was old and too sick to travel in the bush, he would tell us stories
about his times running the brigades, and travelling to and from Waskaganish
with his friends. Those were his glory days. So now I go up and down every
chance I get. I never did before he died. This is how I remember."